Comparing Localities
Mineral Lists
Chemistry
Number of mineral & variety species for each element. Red indicates lower than total percentage of mineral species with that element, green indicates higher.
| Element | Cactus Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA | Pascua Lama project, Alto del Carmen, Huasco Province, Atacama, Chile | Total approved |
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| H | 14 | 19 | 3391 |
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| C | 2 | 0 | 491 |
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| O | 18 | 26 | 4901 |
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| Mg | 1 | 0 | 829 |
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| Al | 11 | 14 | 1217 |
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| Si | 10 | 11 | 1673 |
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| P | 1 | 2 | 748 |
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| S | 15 | 20 | 1328 |
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| Cl | 1 | 2 | 447 |
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| K | 5 | 5 | 606 |
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| Ca | 2 | 2 | 1528 |
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| Ti | 1 | 0 | 429 |
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| Mn | 1 | 0 | 718 |
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| Fe | 4 | 9 | 1381 |
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| Cu | 9 | 5 | 820 |
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| Zn | 1 | 0 | 345 |
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| As | 1 | 2 | 781 |
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| Sr | 0 | 1 | 168 |
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| Ag | 5 | 2 | 231 |
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| Sn | 1 | 1 | 114 |
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| Sb | 2 | 1 | 338 |
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| Te | 1 | 2 | 208 |
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| I | 0 | 1 | 32 |
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| Ba | 0 | 2 | 279 |
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| Au | 2 | 3 | 41 |
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| Pb | 1 | 2 | 637 |
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Statistics
| Total Rows: | 65 |
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| Total Matches: | 16 |
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| Percent Matches: | 24.62% |
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